Joint Commission's DO NOT USE Flashcards
Learn the Joint Commissions DO NOT USE abbreviations
1
Q
DO NOT USE
U, u
A
Unit
Should not be used because it can look like a zero
2
Q
DO NOT USE
IU
A
International Unit
Mistaken for IV or 10
3
Q
Q.D., QD, q.d., qd
A
Take daily
Confusion with QOD
4
Q
Q.O.D, QOD, q.o.d., qod
A
Take every other day
Mistaken with QD
5
Q
Trailing zero
X.0mg
A
Just write Xmg
Decimal can be missed
6
Q
No leading zero
.Xmg
A
Just write 0.Xmg
Decimal can be missed
7
Q
MS
MSO4 and MgSO4
A
Can mean morphine sulfate or Magnesium sulfate
Confused with one another
